In 2008, HB 1001 raised sales taxes by nearly 17 percent to pay for property tax relief. Property tax caps were passed by 73 percent of Delaware County residents. Voters in 2011 gave the county council years to make adjustments to its operating budget.

In 2009, there was more than $8 million in rainy day savings. Now there is $4.6 million in debt. Would your bank continue to loan you money if you kept spending 20 percent more than you bring in?

The county council continues to budget spending more money than they receive in tax revenue. Spending has not been cut. In fact in a party line vote, a majority of the county council passed the budget last year to increase spending from the 2013 budget to the 2014 budget. If you knew your income was going to decrease, would you increase spending?

The 2014 out-of-balance budget has compounded matters. The county council underfunded the county sheriff’s pension fund by $200,000, thus placing sheriff deputy’s ability to receive money upon retirement at risk. Is this how you would operate your home budget?